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 for diobeying and reiting him, ince he is become delirious, and attempts their ruin? It makes no alteration in the argument, whether this parent, properly peaking, loes his reaon; or does, while he retains his undertanding, that which is as fatal in its conequences, as any thing he could do, were he really deprived of it. This imilitude needs no formal application.

it ought to be remembered, that if the duty of univeral obedience and nonreitance to our king or prince, can be argued from this paage, the ame unlimited ubmiion under a republican, or any other form of government; and even to all the ubordinate powers in any particular tate, can be proved by it as well: which is more than thoe who alledge it for the mentioned purpoe, would be willing hould be inferred from it. So that this paage does not anwer their purpoe; but really overthrows and confutes it. This matter deerves to be more particularly conidered.—The advocates for unlimited ubmiion and paive obedience, do, if I mitake not, always peak with reference to kingly or monarchical government, as ditinguihed from all other forms; and, with reference to ubmitting to the will of the king, in ditinction from all ubordinate officers, acting beyond their commiion, and the authority which they have received from the crown. It is not pretended that any peron beides kings, have a divine right to do what they pleae, o that no one may reit them, without incurring the guilt of factiounes and rebellion. If any other upreme powers oppres the